Wealthfront · 18 hours ago
Staff User Researcher, Investing
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $185K/yr
6+ years expWealthfront is on a mission to build a financial system that favors people, not institutions. They are seeking a Staff User Researcher to lead impactful research projects that enhance the client experience and contribute to the product strategy across their investing products.
FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechPersonal FinanceWealth Management
Responsibilities
Lead impactful, meaningful end-to-end research projects, across Wealthfront’s products, and the entire client journey
Partner with cross-functional teammates from design, product, data science, marketing, and engineering to identify, plan, and execute tactical and foundational research
Represent our current and potential clients’ experiences by conveying insights in crisp, clear, and actionable ways
Help our team continuously identify and learn about current and potential opportunities to better serve our clients, inspire product strategy, and encourage design iteration
Experiment with innovative ways to shed new light on client experiences to help inform business decisions
Participate in all product team and design team activities, mentor team members, and champion the team’s work across Wealthfront
Learn about financial technology, investing, research, design, and so much more!
Qualification
Required
You have a graduate degree in Anthropology, Behavioral Economics, Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Science, Psychology, Sociology, (or similar)
6+ years of industry experience in UX research roles
You are curious and a quick learner
You're driven by a passion to build user-focused products that solve critical problems
You have deep knowledge and plenty of practical experience with qualitative and quantitative user research methods
You're experienced in running complex, end-to-end research projects that help define best practices, fill in the gaps in research knowledge, and drive initiatives forward
You're able to communicate effectively and in a compelling way
You're able to quickly tailor and design effective, appropriate research approaches within constraints
You have a collaborative mindset, with experience working across disciplines and with multiple stakeholders
You're self-directed towards excellent outcomes
Preferred
A passion for financial technology, financial planning, and investing
A desire to help develop excellence in UX research, push the team into new territories, and empower the entire organization to understand their users better than ever before
Benefits
Medical
Vision
Dental
401K plan
Generous time off
Parental leave
Wellness reimbursements
Professional development
Employee investing discount
And more!
Company
Wealthfront
Wealthfront integrates investing and saving products to help young professionals build long-term wealth in any market condition.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$274.2MKey Investors
UBSTiger Global ManagementSpark Capital
2025-12-12IPO
2022-09-02Convertible Note· $69.7M
2018-01-04Series E· $75M
Leadership Team
David Fortunato
CEO
Dan Carroll
Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
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